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Tip Screen-Out (TSO) Fracturing : An Enduring Technology

(How we started, What has been achieved and Where it is going)

Martin Rylance

MEDCO Energi Ltd and THREE60 Energy Ltd

Abstract:

The focus on unconventional technology has been considerable over last 15-20 years, while conventional operations have continued to deliver efficiently across the global Oil& Gas business. This presentation is an update on the development, broad application and also the continued success of the specialised TSO technique.

The presentation will describe the initial development of the TSO process, it’s design, first deployment, further refinement and ongoing application. A suite of industry case histories will demonstrate that every major Operator in every major Basin worldwide has successfully applied the technique to enhance production, where its use was both appropriate and possible. From highly specialised application in the North Sea, to field developments in higher permeability in both Alaska and Siberia. From employment as a recovery-factor enabling solution in gas-condensates to its inherent core delivery of the Frac-Pack technique, which is a key sand-control completion method, crucial to soft-rock oil production delivery.

Throughout, the presentation will also describe the extensive surveillance that has been performed and confirmation of the effect of the TSO process, through a variety of methods. All of the supporting evidence for the approach will demonstrate how invaluable this technique has become to the Oil & Gas industry.

In summary the presentation will demonstrate the value which this technique has provided in all its forms and how it continues to deliver. It will enshrine the knowledge and lessons learned over 40 years of application and ensure that any short-term technical direction does not run the risk of disregarding the previously hard-won experiences of previous decades. Cemented into conventional fracturing technologies the TSO process demonstrates a longevity associated with fundamentally sound engineering. Finally, new areas and understanding of this valuable approach continue to push back the boundaries and open up even more opportunities.

Biography:

Martin Rylance is the Discipline Lead and Distinguished Advisor for Reservoir and Well Enhancement at MEDCO Energi Ltd and THREE60 Energy Ltd. Previously he worked at bp, their NOJVs and partner companies for more than 38 years. Having lived in 12 Countries and pumped in more then 55 Countries he has generated a truly International footprint in fracturing, sand control, stimulation services, well control and multilateral drilling. He is a co-author of several books, including “Modern Fracturing: Enhancing Natural Gas Production”, and author of more than 250 industry technical papers, articles and patents. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree from Salford University, is a Chartered Mathematician and also a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics.